The retired mechanic was a native of Toombs County but had spent most of his life in Montgomery County. He was a member of the Vidalia First Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Abbie and Lula Galbreath Thompson. He was widowed of Fay McDaniel Thompson.
Mr. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Patsy Rusilko, Macon, and Mrs. Dawn Sosby, Newnan; one son, Danny Mac Thompson, Alston; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Gillis, Vidalia, Mrs. Eddie Odom, Soperton, Mrs. Arva Wilkes, Valdosta, and Mrs. Elise Lutz, Joliet, Ill.; 9 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Thompson were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 1982 at the Alston Baptist Church with the Rev. David Landers and the Rev. Milton Smith officiating. Interment followed in the Sharpespur Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joel Outler, Willie Davis, Calvin Hart, Jack Gillis, Richard Thompson, and Henry Fulford. Murchison Funeral Home of Vidalia was in charge of arrangements.
The retired mechanic was a native of Toombs County but had spent most of his life in Montgomery County. He was a member of the Vidalia First Baptist Church. He was the son of the late Abbie and Lula Galbreath Thompson. He was widowed of Fay McDaniel Thompson.
Mr. Thompson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Patsy Rusilko, Macon, and Mrs. Dawn Sosby, Newnan; one son, Danny Mac Thompson, Alston; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Gillis, Vidalia, Mrs. Eddie Odom, Soperton, Mrs. Arva Wilkes, Valdosta, and Mrs. Elise Lutz, Joliet, Ill.; 9 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mr. Thompson were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 1982 at the Alston Baptist Church with the Rev. David Landers and the Rev. Milton Smith officiating. Interment followed in the Sharpespur Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Joel Outler, Willie Davis, Calvin Hart, Jack Gillis, Richard Thompson, and Henry Fulford. Murchison Funeral Home of Vidalia was in charge of arrangements.
Gravesite Details
Beside Fay McDaniel Thompson
Family Members
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Prince Albert Thompson
1900–1971
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Ossie Jane Thompson Gillis
1902–1998
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Henry Thompson
1904–1905
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Mary Florence Thompson Odom
1906–2001
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Ola May Thompson
1907–1907
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Annie Lou Thompson
1912–1912
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Arthur Barry "Unk or Bubba" Thompson
1914–1974
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Infant Thompson
1916–1916
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Mildred Thompson Wilkes
1917–2002
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Infant Daughter Thompson
1920–1920
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SGT Mamie Elise Thompson Lutz
1922–1999
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